Information Package

Program of Cartoon and Animation

ANI465

DIRECTING IN ANIMATION

Course Code
ANI465
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 2
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Critical thinking
  2. Thinking in context
  3. Abilty to work in a particular subject limitations
  4. Expressing conceptual thinking and thoughts verbally and visually.
  5. Establishing and interpreting the history of animation film to today
  6. Solving design problems and generating orginal ideas
  7. Ability to comply with existing laws and regulations and to take ethical responsibility
  8. Developing and monitoring the changing technology and choosing the appropriate self
  9. Having the basic principles while filming an animation and transfering these knowledges while filming
  10. In art design field ability to work interdisciplinary
  11. Taking responsibilities and be part in teamwork in cooperative learning model
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course, it is aimed to gain the ability of research, idea generation, visualization and visual perception in the process of animation from beginning to end. In this context, it is aimed to express an idea aesthetically through visual language by seeing, exploring, exploring, researching.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week What is an Animation Director?
3rd Week Creative Process
4th Week How to write a good story?
5th Week The Director as Storyteller
6th Week The importance of the character and ıts design in the story
7th Week Animated movie and Class disscussion
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Teamwork and its importance
10th Week What makes a director unique
11th Week Animated movie and class disscussion
12th Week Preparation phase of the project, encountered problems and solutions
13th Week Budget and Schedule
14th Week Continuing success and improving oneself
Recommended or Required ReadingBancroft Tony, Directing for Animation, Focal Press, 2014
Wright Ann j., Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch, Focal Press, 2005
Batkin Jane, Identity in Animation: A Journey into Self, Difference, Culture and the Body , Routledge, 2017
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
  • Project
  • Practice
  • Problem Solving
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 14 14
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation) 4 4 16
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 7 3 21
Total Work Load151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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